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          <h2>Vrite Privacy Policy</h2>
          <p>
            Your privacy is important to us. It is Vrite&#39;s policy to respect your privacy and
            comply with any applicable law and regulation regarding any personal information we may
            collect about you, including across our website,{" "}
            <a href="https://vrite.io">https://vrite.io</a>, and other sites we own and operate.{
              " "
            }
          </p>
          <p>
            Personal information is any information about you which can be used to identify you.
            This includes information about you as a person (such as name, address, and date of
            birth), your devices, payment details, and even information about how you use a website
            or online service.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            In the event our site contains links to third-party sites and services, please be aware
            that those sites and services have their own privacy policies. After following a link to
            any third-party content, you should read their posted privacy policy information about
            how they collect and use personal information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any
            of your activities after you leave our site.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>This policy is effective as of 22 February 2023.</p>
          <p>Last updated: 22 February 2023</p>
          <h3>Information We Collect</h3>
          <p>
            Information we collect falls into one of two categories: &ldquo;voluntarily
            provided&rdquo; information and &ldquo;automatically collected&rdquo; information.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            &ldquo;Voluntarily provided&rdquo; information refers to any information you knowingly
            and actively provide us when using or participating in any of our services and
            promotions.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            &ldquo;Automatically collected&rdquo; information refers to any information
            automatically sent by your devices in the course of accessing our products and services.{
              " "
            }
          </p>
          <h4>Log Data</h4>
          <p>
            When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data provided
            by your web browser. It may include your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your
            browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time
            spent on each page, and other details about your visit.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            Additionally, if you encounter certain errors while using the site, we may automatically
            collect data about the error and the circumstances surrounding its occurrence. This data
            may include technical details about your device, what you were trying to do when the
            error happened, and other technical information relating to the problem. You may or may
            not receive notice of such errors, even in the moment they occur, that they have
            occurred, or what the nature of the error is.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            Please be aware that while this information may not be personally identifying by itself,
            it may be possible to combine it with other data to personally identify individual
            persons.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Personal Information</h4>
          <p>
            We may ask for personal information — for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter
            or when you contact us — which may include one or more of the following:{" "}
          </p>
          <ul>
            <li>Email</li>
            <li>Social media profiles</li>
          </ul>
          <h4>User-Generated Content</h4>
          <p>
            We consider &ldquo;user-generated content&rdquo; to be materials (text, image and/or
            video content) voluntarily supplied to us by our users for the purpose of publication,
            processing, or usage on our platform. All user-generated content is associated with the
            account or email address used to submit the materials.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            Please be aware that any content you submit for the purpose of publication will be
            public after posting (and subsequent review or vetting process). Once published, it may
            be accessible to third parties not covered under this privacy policy.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Transaction Data</h4>
          <p>
            Transaction data refers to data that accumulates over the normal course of operation on
            our platform. This may include transaction records, stored files, user profiles,
            analytics data and other metrics, as well as other types of information, created or
            generated, as users interact with our services.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Legitimate Reasons for Processing Your Personal Information</h4>
          <p>
            We only collect and use your personal information when we have a legitimate reason for
            doing so. In which instance, we only collect personal information that is reasonably
            necessary to provide our services to you.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Collection and Use of Information</h4>
          <p>
            We may collect personal information from you when you do any of the following on our
            website:{" "}
          </p>
          <ul>
            <li>Register for an account</li>
            <li>Purchase a subscription</li>
            <li>Sign up to receive updates from us via email or social media channels</li>
            <li>Use a mobile device or web browser to access our content</li>
            <li>Contact us via email, social media, or on any similar technologies</li>
            <li>When you mention us on social media</li>
          </ul>
          <p>
            We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes, and
            personal information will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with
            these purposes:{" "}
          </p>
          <ul>
            <li>to provide you with our platform's core features and services</li>
            <li>to enable you to customize or personalize your experience of our website</li>
            <li>to contact and communicate with you</li>
            <li>
              for analytics, market research, and business development, including to operate and
              improve our website, associated applications, and associated social media platforms
            </li>
            <li>
              for advertising and marketing, including to send you promotional information about our
              products and services and information about third parties that we consider may be of
              interest to you
            </li>
            <li>
              to enable you to access and use our website, associated applications, and associated
              social media platforms
            </li>
            <li>
              for technical assessment, including to operate and improve our app, associated
              applications, and associated social media platforms
            </li>
          </ul>
          <p>
            We may combine voluntarily provided and automatically collected personal information
            with general information or research data we receive from other trusted sources. For
            example, If you provide us with your location, we may combine this with general
            information about currency and language to provide you with an enhanced experience of
            our site and service.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Security of Your Personal Information</h4>
          <p>
            When we collect and process personal information, and while we retain this information,
            we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as
            well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            Although we will do our best to protect the personal information you provide to us, we
            advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and no one
            can guarantee absolute data security.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            You are responsible for selecting any password and its overall security strength,
            ensuring the security of your own information within the bounds of our services. For
            example, ensuring any passwords associated with accessing your personal information and
            accounts are secure and confidential.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>How Long We Keep Your Personal Information</h4>
          <p>
            We keep your personal information only for as long as we need to. This time period may
            depend on what we are using your information for, in accordance with this privacy
            policy. For example, if you have provided us with personal information as part of
            creating an account with us, we may retain this information for the duration your
            account exists on our system. If your personal information is no longer required for
            this purpose, we will delete it or make it anonymous by removing all details that
            identify you.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            However, if necessary, we may retain your personal information for our compliance with a
            legal, accounting, or reporting obligation or for archiving purposes in the public
            interest, scientific, or historical research purposes or statistical purposes.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>Children’s Privacy</h3>
          <p>
            We do not aim any of our products or services directly at children under the age of 13,
            and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 13.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties</h3>
          <p>We may disclose personal information to:</p>
          <ul>
            <li>a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of our company</li>
            <li>
              third-party service providers for the purpose of enabling them to provide their
              services, including (without limitation) IT service providers, data storage, hosting
              and server providers, analytics, error loggers, debt collectors, maintenance or
              problem-solving providers, marketing providers, professional advisors, and payment
              systems operators
            </li>
            <li>our employees, contractors, and/or related entities</li>
            <li>our existing or potential agents or business partners</li>
            <li>
              credit reporting agencies, courts, tribunals, and regulatory authorities, in the event
              you fail to pay for goods or services we have provided to you
            </li>
            <li>
              courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities, and law enforcement officers, as required
              by law, in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, or in order to
              establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights
            </li>
            <li>
              third parties, including agents or sub-contractors, who assist us in providing
              information, products, services, or direct marketing to you
            </li>
            <li>third parties to collect and process data</li>
            <li>
              an entity that buys, or to which we transfer all or substantially all of our assets
              and business
            </li>
          </ul>
          <p>Third parties we currently use include:</p>
          <ul>
            <li>Plausible</li>
            <li>Resend</li>
            <li>OpenAI</li>
            <li>Cloudflare</li>
          </ul>
          <h3>Your Rights and Controlling Your Personal Information</h3>
          <p>
            <strong>Your choice:</strong> By providing personal information to us, you understand we
            will collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information in accordance with this
            privacy policy. You do not have to provide personal information to us, however, if you
            do not, it may affect your use of our website or the products and/or services offered on
            or through it.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Information from third parties:</strong> If we receive personal information
            about you from a third party, we will protect it as set out in this privacy policy. If
            you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent
            and warrant that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to
            us.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Marketing permission:</strong> If you have previously agreed to us using your
            personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time
            by contacting us using the details below.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Access:</strong> You may request details of the personal information that we
            hold about you.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Correction:</strong> If you believe that any information we hold about you is
            inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, please contact us using
            the details provided in this privacy policy. We will take reasonable steps to correct
            any information found to be inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or out of date.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Non-discrimination:</strong> We will not discriminate against you for exercising
            any of your rights over your personal information. Unless your personal information is
            required to provide you with a particular service or offer (for example processing
            transaction data), we will not deny you goods or services and/or charge you different
            prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other
            benefits, or imposing penalties, or provide you with a different level or quality of
            goods or services.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Notification of data breaches:</strong> We will comply with laws applicable to
            us in respect of any data breach.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Complaints:</strong> If you believe that we have breached a relevant data
            protection law and wish to make a complaint, please contact us using the details below
            and provide us with full details of the alleged breach. We will promptly investigate
            your complaint and respond to you, in writing, setting out the outcome of our
            investigation and the steps we will take to deal with your complaint. You also have the
            right to contact a regulatory body or data protection authority in relation to your
            complaint.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Unsubscribe:</strong> To unsubscribe from our email database or opt-out of
            communications (including marketing communications), please contact us using the details
            provided in this privacy policy, or opt-out using the opt-out facilities provided in the
            communication. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm
            your identity.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>Use of Cookies</h3>
          <p>
            We use &ldquo;cookies&rdquo; to collect information about you and your activity across
            our site. A cookie is a small piece of data that our website stores on your computer,
            and accesses each time you visit, so we can understand how you use our site. This helps
            us serve you content based on preferences you have specified.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>Please refer to our Cookie Policy for more information.</p>
          <h3>Business Transfers</h3>
          <p>
            If we or our assets are acquired, or in the unlikely event that we go out of business or
            enter bankruptcy, we would include data, including your personal information, among the
            assets transferred to any parties who acquire us. You acknowledge that such transfers
            may occur, and that any parties who acquire us may, to the extent permitted by
            applicable law, continue to use your personal information according to this policy,
            which they will be required to assume as it is the basis for any ownership or use rights
            we have over such information.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>Limits of Our Policy</h3>
          <p>
            Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that
            we have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and cannot accept
            responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>Changes to This Policy</h3>
          <p>
            At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect updates to our business
            processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If we
            decide to change this privacy policy, we will post the changes here at the same link by
            which you are accessing this privacy policy.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            If the changes are significant, or if required by applicable law, we will contact you
            (based on your selected preferences for communications from us) and all our registered
            users with the new details and links to the updated or changed policy.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            If required by law, we will get your permission or give you the opportunity to opt in to
            or opt out of, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>Additional Disclosures for Australian Privacy Act Compliance (AU)</h3>
          <h4>International Transfers of Personal Information</h4>
          <p>
            Where the disclosure of your personal information is solely subject to Australian
            privacy laws, you acknowledge that some third parties may not be regulated by the
            Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act. You acknowledge
            that if any such third party engages in any act or practice that contravenes the
            Australian Privacy Principles, it would not be accountable under the Privacy Act, and
            you will not be able to seek redress under the Privacy Act.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>
            Additional Disclosures for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance (EU)
          </h3>
          <h4>Data Controller / Data Processor</h4>
          <p>
            The GDPR distinguishes between organisations that process personal information for their
            own purposes (known as &ldquo;data controllers&rdquo;) and organizations that process
            personal information on behalf of other organizations (known as &ldquo;data
            processors&rdquo;). We, Vrite, located at the address provided in our Contact Us
            section, are a Data Controller with respect to the personal information you provide to
            us.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Legal Bases for Processing Your Personal Information</h4>
          <p>
            We will only collect and use your personal information when we have a legal right to do
            so. In which case, we will collect and use your personal information lawfully, fairly,
            and in a transparent manner. If we seek your consent to process your personal
            information, and you are under 16 years of age, we will seek your parent or legal
            guardian’s consent to process your personal information for that specific purpose.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            Our lawful bases depend on the services you use and how you use them. This means we only
            collect and use your information on the following grounds:{" "}
          </p>
          <h5>Consent From You</h5>
          <p>
            Where you give us consent to collect and use your personal information for a specific
            purpose. You may withdraw your consent at any time using the facilities we provide;
            however this will not affect any use of your information that has already taken place.
            You may consent to providing your email address for the purpose of receiving marketing
            emails from us. While you may unsubscribe at any time, we cannot recall any email we
            have already sent. If you have any further enquiries about how to withdraw your consent,
            please feel free to enquire using the details provided in the Contact Us section of this
            privacy policy.{" "}
          </p>
          <h5>Performance of a Contract or Transaction</h5>
          <p>
            Where you have entered into a contract or transaction with us, or in order to take
            preparatory steps prior to our entering into a contract or transaction with you. For
            example, if you purchase a product, service, or subscription from us, we may need to use
            your personal and payment information in order to process and deliver your order.{" "}
          </p>
          <h5>Our Legitimate Interests</h5>
          <p>
            Where we assess it is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as for us to provide,
            operate, improve and communicate our services. We consider our legitimate interests to
            include research and development, understanding our audience, marketing and promoting
            our services, measures taken to operate our services efficiently, marketing analysis,
            and measures taken to protect our legal rights and interests.{" "}
          </p>
          <h5>Compliance with Law</h5>
          <p>
            In some cases, we may have a legal obligation to use or keep your personal information.
            Such cases may include (but are not limited to) court orders, criminal investigations,
            government requests, and regulatory obligations. If you have any further enquiries about
            how we retain personal information in order to comply with the law, please feel free to
            enquire using the details provided in the Contact Us section of this privacy policy.{
              " "
            }
          </p>
          <h4>International Transfers Outside of the European Economic Area (EEA)</h4>
          <p>
            We will ensure that any transfer of personal information from countries in the European
            Economic Area (EEA) to countries outside the EEA will be protected by appropriate
            safeguards, for example by using standard data protection clauses approved by the
            European Commission, or the use of binding corporate rules or other legally accepted
            means.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Your Rights and Controlling Your Personal Information</h4>
          <p>
            <strong>Restrict:</strong> You have the right to request that we restrict the processing
            of your personal information if (i) you are concerned about the accuracy of your
            personal information; (ii) you believe your personal information has been unlawfully
            processed; (iii) you need us to maintain the personal information solely for the purpose
            of a legal claim; or (iv) we are in the process of considering your objection in
            relation to processing on the basis of legitimate interests.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Objecting to processing:</strong> You have the right to object to processing of
            your personal information that is based on our legitimate interests or public interest.
            If this is done, we must provide compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which
            overrides your interests, rights, and freedoms, in order to proceed with the processing
            of your personal information.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Data portability:</strong> You may have the right to request a copy of the
            personal information we hold about you. Where possible, we will provide this information
            in CSV format or other easily readable machine format. You may also have the right to
            request that we transfer this personal information to a third party.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            <strong>Deletion:</strong> You may have a right to request that we delete the personal
            information we hold about you at any time, and we will take reasonable steps to delete
            your personal information from our current records. If you ask us to delete your
            personal information, we will let you know how the deletion affects your use of our
            website or products and services. There may be exceptions to this right for specific
            legal reasons which, if applicable, we will set out for you in response to your request.
            If you terminate or delete your account, we will delete your personal information within
            30 days of the deletion of your account. Please be aware that search engines and similar
            third parties may still retain copies of your personal information that has been made
            public at least once, like certain profile information and public comments, even after
            you have deleted the information from our services or deactivated your account.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>Additional Disclosures for California Compliance (US)</h3>
          <p>
            Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, if you live in California and your business
            relationship with us is mainly for personal, family, or household purposes, you may ask
            us about the information we release to other organizations for their marketing purposes.{
              " "
            }
          </p>
          <p>
            To make such a request, please contact us using the details provided in this privacy
            policy with &ldquo;Request for California privacy information&rdquo; in the subject
            line. You may make this type of request once every calendar year. We will email you a
            list of categories of personal information we revealed to other organisations for their
            marketing purposes in the last calendar year, along with their names and addresses. Not
            all personal information shared in this way is covered by Section 1798.83 of the
            California Civil Code.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Do Not Track</h4>
          <p>
            Some browsers have a &ldquo;Do Not Track&rdquo; feature that lets you tell websites that
            you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond
            to browser &ldquo;Do Not Track&rdquo; signals.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            We adhere to the standards outlined in this privacy policy, ensuring we collect and
            process personal information lawfully, fairly, transparently, and with legitimate, legal
            reasons for doing so.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Cookies and Pixels</h4>
          <p>
            At all times, you may decline cookies from our site if your browser permits. Most
            browsers allow you to activate settings on your browser to refuse the setting of all or
            some cookies. Accordingly, your ability to limit cookies is based only on your browser’s
            capabilities. Please refer to the Cookies section of this privacy policy for more
            information.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>CCPA-permitted financial incentives</h4>
          <p>
            In accordance with your right to non-discrimination, we may offer you certain financial
            incentives permitted by the CCPA that can result in different prices, rates, or quality
            levels for the goods or services we provide.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            Any CCPA-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to the value of
            your personal information, and we will provide written terms that describe clearly the
            nature of such an offer. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your
            prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>California Notice of Collection</h4>
          <p>
            In the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal
            information enumerated in the California Consumer Privacy Act:{" "}
          </p>
          <ul>
            <li>
              Identifiers, such as name, email address, phone number account name, IP address, and
              an ID or number assigned to your account.
            </li>
            <li>
              Audio or visual data, such as photos or videos you share with us or post on the
              service.
            </li>
          </ul>
          <p>
            For more information on information we collect, including the sources we receive
            information from, review the &ldquo;Information We Collect&rdquo; section. We collect
            and use these categories of personal information for the business purposes described in
            the &ldquo;Collection and Use of Information&rdquo; section, including to provide and
            manage our Service.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Right to Know and Delete</h4>
          <p>
            If you are a California resident, you have rights to delete your personal information we
            collected and know certain information about our data practices in the preceding 12
            months. In particular, you have the right to request the following from us:{" "}
          </p>
          <ul>
            <li>The categories of personal information we have collected about you;</li>
            <li>The categories of sources from which the personal information was collected;</li>
            <li>
              The categories of personal information about you we disclosed for a business purpose
              or sold;
            </li>
            <li>
              The categories of third parties to whom the personal information was disclosed for a
              business purpose or sold;
            </li>
            <li>
              The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the personal information;
              and
            </li>
            <li>The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.</li>
          </ul>
          <p>
            To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in this
            privacy policy.{" "}
          </p>
          <h4>Shine the Light</h4>
          <p>
            If you are a California resident, in addition to the rights discussed above, you have
            the right to request information from us regarding the manner in which we share certain
            personal information as defined by California’s &ldquo;Shine the Light&rdquo; with third
            parties and affiliates for their own direct marketing purposes.{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            To receive this information, send us a request using the contact details provided in
            this privacy policy. Requests must include &ldquo;California Privacy Rights
            Request&rdquo; in the first line of the description and include your name, street
            address, city, state, and ZIP code.{" "}
          </p>
          <h3>Contact Us</h3>
          <p>
            For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, you may contact us using the
            following details:{" "}
          </p>
          <p>
            Vrite Team
            <br />
             hello@vrite.io{" "}
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